Definitions

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  • adverb Alternative spelling of publicly.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly

Etymologies

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From public +‎ -ally.

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Examples

  • He can never be trusted again publically or in private.

    Sanford: 'Just trying to survive today' 2009

  • Airing what should be private family comments publically is only going to hurt him, and while I'm sure he's a nice human being, his public apperances clearly show that he has very limited communication skills and will need all the friends he can find.

    Johnston: Palin wanted to take the money, 'forget everything else' 2009

  • What that creep put them through publically is criminal, and I hope he pays for it dearly in the settlement, although money cannot mend broken hearts.

    Jenny Sanford files for divorce 2009

  • The gods pathology is seeen in publically demonizing biofuels when the use of switchgrass would produce a more productive energy source than corn-based biofuels.

    Only The English are British Newmania 2008

  • The gods pathology is seeen in publically demonizing biofuels when the use of switchgrass would produce a more productive energy source than corn-based biofuels.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • The gods pathology is seeen in publically demonizing biofuels when the use of switchgrass would produce a more productive energy source than corn-based biofuels.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • Santorum being busted publically is like catching the supermodel with spinach in her teeth, the traffic court judge with toilet paper stuck to his shoe, or finding a cell phone in the urinal.

    Think Progress » Defense Department Disavows Santorum’s WMD Claims 2006

  • But in publically posted stories in fora with bulletin board commenting (lj, most of the fic sites), I treat the comments field, to a certain extent, as a place for public reviews.

    June 13th, 2005 mildmannered 2005

  • It may be time for small-minded moderators to explain publically the reasons for their arbitrary activities.

    WalMart, SchmalMart 2004

  • Police are now working to locate and notify his family members and are therefore unable to release his name publically at this stage.

    New Zealand Police gobg77 2010

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